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Samuel Achilefu - Lighting Them Up!

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Meet the man who invented the goggles that light up cancer cells!

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Farewell, Quincy Jones!

Farewell, Beloved John Amos!

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How to Draw a Graphic Novel

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Everything you need to know to become an amazing graphic novelist!

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Wanda the Brave

Unspeakable: The Tulsa Race Massacre

Love is Loud

Standing in the Need of Prayer

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Behind the Black Pen #4: The Mega-Talented Marlon McKenny!

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All about author-illustrator-publisher Marlon McKenny and the creative journey that led to Conscious Culture Publishing.
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The amazing David F. Walker talks graphic novels.

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Behind the Black Pen #1: Meet DeVon Cooper and His Brainchild: INIQUITY!

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Talk to 'Em: Everything You Always Wanted to Know About Getting a Grant (But Were Afraid to Ask)

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EVERYTHING YOU ALWAYS WANTED TO KNOW ABOUT GETTING A GRANT (BUT WERE AFRAID TO ASK) 21 Rules of Thumb Before You Apply Are you drooling for...
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HE PERSEVERED: How William Lewis of HAMMERING FOR FREEDOM Inspired Me to Keep Moving Forward

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How an enslaved man's decades-long quest for freedom inspired me to push on.

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THE ENTREPRENEUR WHO BOUGHT…HIMSELF, PART IV

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Do you know the story of William Lewis, the enslaved blacksmith who loved his family so much that he spent over 25 years purchasing his family's freedom?

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Lewis Howard Latimer...Lighting Things Up!

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Lewis Howard Latimer, 1848-1928 Inventor of: Electric Lamp; Patent#247,097, Sept 13, 1881 Globe Supporter for Electric Lamps; Patent#255,212, March 21, 1882 Lewis Howard Latimer was...
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Garrett Augustus Morgan

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1877-1963 Inventions: Breathing Apparatus (Gas Mask) Patented October 13, 1914 Patent #1,113,675 Garrett Augustus Morgan was born in Paris, Kentucky on March 4, 1877. During his brilliant lifetime, he...

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Patches

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Welcome to some achingly beautiful but "not-so-easy" listening. This is the 1970 phenomenon called PATCHES, as sung by Clarence Carter. It became #1 on...
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The Nicholas Brothers Documentary

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The story of the Nicholas Brothers.

Sam Cooke...My Change is Gonna Come

Farewell, Beloved John Amos!

Bessie is Here!

Happy Birthday!

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Roll Of Thunder Publishing Contest

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Hello Writers-of-Color, Penguin Random House LLC is searching for you! That's right, Penguin Random House is launching a debut children’s fiction contest "to find talented,...
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Hello Everyone, It's not everyday that I run across a mentoring opportunity for aspiring writers-of-color, but...today is that day! That's right, We Need Diverse Books is...

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